Novel bacterial exopolysaccharides from deep-sea hydrothermal vents

Carbohydrate Polymers

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 237-242

  Rougeaux, H ^a,b   Pichon, R ^c   Kervarec, N ^c   Raguenes G H C ^b   Guezennec, J G ^b  

^a Groupe EVEN   (France)

^b IFREMER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; COMPOSITION; GLUCOSE; RHEOLOGY;

DEEP SEA HYDROTHERMAL VENTS; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDES (EPS); GALACTOSE; GALACTURONIC ACIDS; GLUCORONIC ACIDS; MANNOSE;

POLYSACCHARIDES;

EID: 0030362392     PISSN: 01448617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8617(96)00079-3     Document Type: Article

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